Two cops martyred in Lakki Marwat attack

Lakki Marwat: At least two policemen martyred and three injured in a terrorist attack on police vehicle in Darra Pezu area of Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to a police spokesperson, rescue teams and a sizable police presence have arrived at the scene of the event, and the injured and dead have been taken to a nearby hospital.

Earlier, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and three constables were martyred when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off on the Pirwala Road in Lakki Marwat, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said.

According to the police, the blast occurred as the personnel were en route to the Saddar police station, where policemen were fending off an attack under way.

"The DSP, along with a heavy contingent, left for the police station after he received information regarding a terrorist attack there.

"On the way, near the Pirwala turn, an IED blast occurred in which DSP Iqbal Momand and constables Ali Marjan, Waqar and Karamatullah were martyred," it added.